La Table du Sommelier

Brasserie Marso

➤ 23 Place Soult, 81100 Castres, France

Carta • Bière • Français • Végétarien • Brasseries

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"This restaurant is a bit out of the town centre, but still an easy 10 minute walk over the river from the main square. (If you're driving there's a big car park outside.) Central Castres, to us at any rate, did not appear to be over-blessed with good restaurants so we were fortunate that this one was recommended to us by the proprietor of the Hotel Renaissance and we ate there two evenings out of three. Brasserie Marso is a well run bistro with welcoming, efficient staff and traditional French brasserie decor on two floors. You may need to book at busier times of the year (05 63 35 79 30)."

L'Amelie-Melo

➤ Quai Miredames, 81100 Castres, France

Carta • Glace • Soupe • Français • Européen

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"Super lunch on the terrace by the edge of the . nice and welcoming impeccable service.Menu to 15€ for both of us. tomato salad (red, yellow, black and mesclin) a delicious cat language ( beef) great espadon with small seasonal vegetables and potato dessert a lady vanilla ice cream with chocolate and a very good pavlova. all this prepared with fresh products. I recommend it to you, however, think to book because few covers and the castrais come to lunch. If I come back here, I'll be back"

La Scala

➤ 22 boulevard Carnot, 81100 Castres, France

Carta • Pizza • Italien • Français • Fruits De Mer

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"during our holiday, we wanted to take 2 pizzas to take away. The pizzaiolo didn't want to make the effort to remove the elemental from the pizza and to put only mozzarella. He told us about a not friendly tone at all. He was a dirty girl. And the pizza dough is not terrible... they are precooked before making pizza. 12 euros pizza is expensive!"

Le Victoria

➤ A Cote des Cinema Https://Www.Facebook.Com/Levictoriabrasserie Zone Industrielle du Pont Rouge | Cap Cinema - Zone Industrielle du Pont Rouge, 11000 Carcassonne, France

Carta • Pizza • Pâtes • Poisson • Français

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"impeccable restaurant, presentation of the very neat and succulent dishes small flat, at the level of service concerning the change of the covers that was caught up by the server because his colleague was not favorable, all the more a fish entrance pass to a meat. That would have earned more tatc from him. That says we'll come back anyway!"

Le Medieval

➤ 44 rue Milhau Ducommun, 81100 Castres, France

Carta • Café • Mexicain • Français • Européen

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"The Mediéval occupies an 11th-century building built on the left bank of the Agout River; you enter from the first street to the east — the door is a few steps below street level. We chose this restaurant because one of our party had been here ten years ago and had a very positive memory of it. We weren’t disappointed. Its name refers both to the date of its building and to its ambience: the room has a vaulted ceiling supported by arches, thick walls, an old wooden cabinet, and some medievalish decorations. The main room holds about fourteen tables; a further couple of tables are in an adjoining alcove, and a porch overlooking the river allows a couple of small tables, used seasonally. The tables are placed fairly close to one another but the feeling isn't quite cramped, especially as only four other tables were being used. The white tablecloths and sturdy chairs enhance to the comfortable feeling. We were greeted warmly for lunch, and the daily specials were explained to us. The 17€ menu of the day seemed good value. There were no choices. It began with a light and tasty fish mousse on salad greens with vegetables; this was the most creatively conceived and interesting part of the meal. It was followed by a "plat" of turkey with a particularly notable mushroom gravy and mixed mashed potatoes. The dessert was pears in a rich caramel cream. As others have noted, the portions are generous. Nothing could have done better, though I’d reinforce what another reviewer says, that with the gravy, mash, and caramel cream dessert, this was by no means a low-fat meal. Good crusty rolls were given us and replenished. We included a bottle of recent Gaillac wine, modestly priced. Service was quite friendly, but, as other reviewers have noted, sometimes a bit slow, since the staff is small. (Accordingly, I've rated the service "average", but it was much better than average in warmth.) We were in no hurry, though, and didn’t mind. Given its pleasant setting and and comfortable room, the friendliness of the staff, the good value, and the very interestingly conceived and well prepared (though rich) food, I’d recommend the Mediéval to others."